r/oddlysatisfying • u/danielminds • 1d ago

A metal sculptor crafting a statue of Saint Michael the Archangel

Credit: @micheltorrescosta on TikTok

1.5k Upvotes

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u/FembyThePinkProot 1d ago

The craftsmanship is so cool to watch

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u/Legitimate-Ship4944 1d ago

Making heavy metal look like flowing fabric on that cape is black magic level skills

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u/No_Breadfruits6969 1d ago

Yes! Incredible all the detail! 🤘✨

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u/Thybro 1d ago

I appreciate the fact that they caked him up despite the fact that you’d barely be able to see it in the finished model.
Like “here’s the geometric skeleton we gonna build the model off and it has ass cheeks for some reason”

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u/Kurokotsu 1d ago

I'm so glad I wasn't the only one to notice that.

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u/rawker86 1d ago

The juxtaposition of the initial drawing and the very rudimentary skeleton made me giggle.

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u/EbenezerSplooj 1d ago

Feel like we missed at least 38 steps to this

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u/brazthemad 18h ago

Getting major "draw the rest of the fucking owl" vibes on this one lol

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u/SabbyFox 20h ago

Which seems fair? It seems to be more of a highlights reel versus a tutorial.

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u/Dr_Weirdo 1d ago

You sure that's not Sanginius?

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u/ShrodingersFrog 1d ago

Alex, I'd like "Why am I such a no-talent lump?" for $1000, please.

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u/Comically_Online 18h ago

“This app is an internet favorite for memes and self-deprecating humor.”

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u/tiny_chaotic_evil 1d ago

that's great!

I need the other 9,999 by next Thursday.

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u/Active_General8858 1d ago

How many churches are you building?

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u/rawker86 1d ago

The first one takes time. Now we just gotta get a mold (mould? Mulder? mildew?) from that one and we’re off to the races.

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u/taeloerohz 1d ago

The butter knives as feathers??? My jaw literally dropped, this is so cool

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u/Error--37 1d ago

This is amazing

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u/Airblade101 1d ago

While I'm not religious, it is pretty cool to be named after this badass motherfucker.

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u/Right-Sprinkles5938 8h ago

Hate to burst your bubble but that 100% is Sanguinius… the Primarch of the IX legion!

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u/lythy2016 1d ago

Sanguinius.

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u/Responsible_Owl4661 1d ago

Okay, how long would that take and what would something like that cost to buy?

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u/Bluitor 1d ago

There was a place next to me that used to sell similar things. Based on those id estimate the price between $600-$1,600

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u/Responsible_Owl4661 1d ago

That seems cheap (price, not quality). That's a ton of work and wow is that talented.

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u/HailState2023 1d ago

That is damned impressive.

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u/PsychologicalDrone 18h ago

I like how once he had a basic frame, the butt cheeks were the first feature to be added

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u/Cute_Bacon 1d ago

Dang! He even has the safety sandals and everything!

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u/RhuanSqx 1d ago

By the blood of Sanguinius

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u/ChronicRhyno Wʀɪᴛᴛᴇɴ Wᴏʀᴅ Aʀᴛɪꜱᴛ 1d ago

Biblically accurate Metal Mario

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u/Sissilisko 1d ago

One of those trust the process works.

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u/locogriffyn 1d ago

That's really impressive. Especially the wings!

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u/Fantastic-Breakfast5 1d ago

Bro should do Big E from 40k that would look so sick.

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u/ElixirOfWahoo 1d ago

Spoon-butt

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u/bbreddit0011 1d ago

Stunning work of art!

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u/CriticalChop 1d ago

(Stone sculpture bros rebel)

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u/RyuichiSakuma13 18h ago

Okay, I'm impressed! 👏👏👏

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u/EchoPhi 16h ago

Awesome sculpture, to bad it's a punk ass angel.

Uriel out!

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u/Drudgework 14h ago

I’m no Catholic, but I’m pretty sure you can’t be a saint and an angel at the same time.

Also: how dare you combine a lorica musculata with a fake 12th century kite shield. Have you no sense of historical accuracy?

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u/Lumpy-Constant4427 11h ago

El que nace con el arte en las manos mil bendiciones

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u/Hinaloth 11h ago

So... a smith? We do remember that's a job that exists and has a name, right?

Also, Michael looking very Roman/Greek there, as always.

But still, great skills, damn!

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u/NecRobin 10h ago

Thought it was Sigmar

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u/H4im4n 8h ago

Spektakulär. 🤯

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u/About3000Tacos 3h ago

Didn’t a old book say don’t make graven imag.. nvm lol

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u/VictoryWin77 1d ago

Wow, that's really cool. I'm amazed by the details - they look unbelievably cool

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u/ImpressiveFriendd 1d ago

That's really cool - I haven't seen such awesome work in a long time

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u/Soulrider1975 1d ago

Pure craftsmanship

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u/Horn_Flyer 1d ago

Serious talent!!

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u/PickleRickleTV 1d ago

r/restofthefuckingowl

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u/_Diskreet_ 1d ago

But it’s not an instructional video missing out on steps, if he had started out on, “thanks for joining me , today we are going to learn how to craft a statue of Saint Michael the archangel, step 1…”

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u/PickleRickleTV 1d ago

It’s not instructional but the video was clearly created to show his process. The sculpture goes from basic, metal calendars to completely formed limbs and body.

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u/pharaohmaones 1d ago

Huh. Metaliturgical Arts

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u/Defiant_Ad_5505 1d ago

Bad taste great execution. This is total kitsch.

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u/Mersham_BadNews 1d ago

Nah, this rules.

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u/lemungan 1d ago

butter knife wings cheapen the whole thing.

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u/-maffu- 1d ago

r/ATBGE

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u/paradox_valestein 1d ago

Not awful taste. This is dope

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u/Baby_Rhino 1d ago

I mean I wouldn't want it in my house, and tbh I can't think where it would suit, but it still isn't bad taste.

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u/-maffu- 1d ago

It's gash.

Cleverly made, yes, but really tacky.

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u/GrimmrBlodhgarm 1d ago

Gauche?

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u/-maffu- 1d ago

No - gash.

It means something that is a ghastly, gaudy, eyesore.

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u/GrimmrBlodhgarm 1d ago

Sorry, not seeing that definition on Merriam Websters. Completely new to me!

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u/Sissilisko 1d ago

Not a term.

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u/BB_210 1d ago

Now do Xavier Renegade Angel

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u/Upbeat_Ruin 1d ago

I think you may have commented on the wrong post.